# Langley
## English
### Alternative forms

* (surname): Lansley

### Etymology

From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long +‎ -ley (“lea”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlæŋli/

### Proper noun

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)
* One of numerous places in England:
** A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
** A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471).
** A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
** A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434).
** A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507).
** A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
** A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
** A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051).
** A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261).
** A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015).
** A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828).
** A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962).
** A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988).
** A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029).
* A number of places in the United States:
** An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas.
** An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
** An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
** An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky.
** A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
** An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
** (by metonymy) The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
** A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
* A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
* A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
* A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia.
* A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
* A habitational surname from Old English.

#### Derived terms

* Abbots Langley
* Kings Langley
* Kington Langley
* Langley extrapolation
* Langley Green
* Langley Mill
* Ruckley and Langley

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Langley is the 1289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27252 individuals. Langley is most common among White (82.43%) and Black/African American (11.31%) individuals.

### References

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.
* ↑ Parish map (Essex)
* ↑ Parish map (Hertfordshire)
* ↑ Parish map (Kent)
* ↑ List of United Kingdom locations: La-Laz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* ↑ Parish map (Warwickshire)

### Anagrams

* angelly